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Anaesthetist

To become a recognised anaesthetist, you must be a medical practitioner with current, full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) and whose current position is either:

a substantive appointment as a consultant in their specialty within the NHS or Armed Forces or,

a substantive appointment as a Senior Lecturer, Reader or Professor in the medical faculty of a UK University awarding a primary registrable qualification under the Medical Acts, with a concurrent appointment as an Honorary Consultant in that specialty in the NHS or,

an independent practitioner, working solely in private practice, who can provide evidence of a previously held substantive appointment as a consultant in their specialty within the NHS and;

whose name is currently held on the Specialist Register of the GMC in a specialty which we recognise for benefit under our plans and;

whose practice is not subject to any special conditions, restrictions, warnings or a requirement for supervision or further training and;

who retains current professional indemnity insurance for the treatments they provide and;

has practicing privileges at a hospital in our directory of hospitals and;

submits all invoices electronically through Healthcode or any other electronic billing system AXA PPP healthcare recognise.

Pathologist

To become a recognised pathologist, you must meet one of the following criteria:

hold a substantive appointment as a consultant in pathology in the NHS or Armed Forces

hold a substantive appointment as a senior lecturer, reader or professor in the medical faculty of a UK university that is awarding a primary registrable qualification under the Medical Acts, and hold an appointment as an honorary consultant pathologist in the NHS

be an independent practitioner, working only in a private practice, and be able to show evidence of a previously held substantive appointment as a consultant in pathology in the NHS.

You must also:

be fully registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) and hold a current licence to practise

be listed in the GMC’s Specialist Register in a specialty that our plans cover

have a practice that is not subject to any special conditions, restrictions or warnings, and that is not subject to any requirements for supervision or further training

have current professional indemnity insurance for the treatments you provide

submit all invoices electronically through Healthcode or any other electronic billing system AXA PPP healthcare recognise.

Physician

To become a recognised physician, you must meet one of the following criteria:

hold a substantive appointment as a consultant physician within the NHS or Armed Forces

hold a substantive appointment as a senior lecturer, reader or professor in the medical faculty of a UK university that is awarding a primary registrable qualification under the Medical Acts, and hold a concurrent appointment as an honorary consultant physician in the NHS

be an independent practitioner, working only in a private practice, and be able to show evidence of a previously held substantive appointment as a consultant physician in the NHS.

You must also:

be fully registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) and hold a current license to practice

be listed in the GMC’s Specialist Register in a specialty that our plans cover

have a practice that is not subject to any special conditions, warnings or restrictions, and that is not subject to any requirements for supervision or further training

have current professional indemnity insurance for the treatments you provide

have practicing privileges at a hospital in our directory of hospitals and;

submits all invoices electronically through Healthcode or any other electronic billing system AXA PPP healthcare recognise.

Psychiatrist

To become a recognised psychiatrist, you must meet the following criteria:

hold a substantive appointment as a consultant psychiatrist in the NHS or Armed Forces

hold a substantive appointment as a senior lecturer, reader or professor in the medical faculty of a UK university that awards a primary registrable qualification under the Medical Acts, and hold an appointment as an honorary consultant psychiatrist in the NHS

be an independent practitioner, working only in a private practice, and be able to show evidence of a previously held substantive appointment as a consultant psychiatrist in the NHS.

You must also:

be fully registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) and hold a current license to practice

be listed in the GMC’s Specialist Register in a specialty that our plans cover

have a practice that is not subject to any special conditions, warnings or restrictions, and that is not subject to any requirements for supervision or further training

have current professional indemnity insurance for the treatments you provide

have practicing privileges at a hospital in our directory of hospitals and;

submit all invoices electronically through Healthcode or any other electronic billing system AXA PPP healthcare recognise.

Psychotherapist (child or adult)

To become a recognised psychotherapist, you must meet one of the following criteria:

be an accredited member of the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapists (BABCP)

be a full member of the Association of Child Psychotherapists(ACP), and hold (or have held) a post as a child psychotherapist at Grade A in the NHS with at least five years’ experience after you qualified or

be a fully accredited member of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) or

be a fully registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

You must also:

have a clean record with their associated regulatory body and

have current professional indemnity insurance for the treatments you provide

submits all invoices electronically through Healthcode or any other electronic billing system AXA PPP healthcare recognise.

Radiologist

To become a recognised radiologist, you must meet one of the following criteria:

hold a substantive appointment as a consultant radiologist within the NHS or Armed Forces

hold a substantive appointment as a senior lecturer, reader or professor in the medical faculty of a UK university that awards a primary registrable qualification under the Medical Acts, and hold an appointment as an honorary consultant radiologist in the NHS

be an independent practitioner, working only in a private practice, and be able to show evidence of a previously held substantive appointment as a consultant radiologist in the NHS.

You must also:

be fully registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) and hold a current licence to practise be listed in the GMC’s Specialist Register in a specialty that our plans cover

have a practice that is not subject to any special conditions, warnings or restrictions, and that is not subject to any requirements for supervision or further training

have current professional indemnity insurance for the treatments you provide

submit all invoices electronically through Healthcode or any other electronic billing system AXA PPP healthcare recognise.

Surgeon

To become a recognised surgeon, you must meet one of the following criteria:

hold a substantive appointment as a consultant surgeon within the NHS or Armed Forces

hold a substantive appointment as a senior lecturer, reader or professor in the medical faculty of a UK university that awards a primary registrable qualification under the Medical Acts, and have a concurrent appointment as an honorary consultant surgeon in the NHS

be an independent practitioner, working only in a private practice, and be able to show evidence of a previously held substantive appointment as a consultant surgeon in the NHS.

You must also:

be fully registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) and hold a current license to practice

be listed in the GMC’s Specialist Register in a specialty that our plans cover

have a practice that is not subject to any special conditions, warnings or restrictions, and that is not subject to any requirements for supervision or further training

have current professional indemnity insurance for the treatments you provide

Have practicing privileges at a hospital in our directory of hospitals and;

submit all invoices electronically through Healthcode or any other electronic billing system AXA PPP healthcare recognise